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If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 1

תֹאמַר֙to.Maryou will say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 2

בִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔bil.Va.ve.khain heart your

Lemma: לֵבָב (le.vav) · Strong's: H3824

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 252 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 14:5, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3824; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 3

רַבִּ֛יםra.Bim[are] great

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 4

הַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.Yimthe nations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 5

הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 6

מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.nimore than I

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 7

אֵיכָ֥ה'ei.Khahhow?

Lemma: אֵיכָה (e.khah) · Strong's: H0349B

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 12:30, Deuteronomy 18:21, Deuteronomy 32:30, Judges 20:3, 2 Kings 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 8

אוּכַ֖ל'u.Khalwill I be able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 9

לְהוֹרִישָֽׁם\׃le.ho.ri.Shamto dispossess them

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to possess: take

Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:17 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You may say	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
in your heart	→	לֵבָב H3824 heart
These	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
are greater	→	רַב H7227A many
than we are	→	מִן־ H4480A from
how	→	אֵיכָה H0349B how?
can	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
we drive them out	→	יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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